“You are a friend of the immigrant community, and you have the power and you have the clout to guide these conversations with the actors who could make this a bipartisan solution and a clear strategy,” Pamela Resindiz told Bennet over speakerphone.

What Bennet said:

“I am very grateful that you’re there and you’re advocating for yourself,” the senator said, inviting the group to stay as long as they liked.

But he said that an immigration bill couldn’t happen without compromise. Democrats only control 49 votes in the U.S. Senate.

“We can’t pass anything in the senate without 60 votes, and we cannot take for granted that we have those votes, so what I’m trying to do is figure out how to help write a bill that can get through, and can get to 60 and can be something that the immigrant community in Colorado can support,” he said.

Separately, Bennet spokeswoman Samantha Slater told Denverite: “Michael continues to work with his colleagues to find a bipartisan solution that protects Dreamers and keeps families together.”